'Dispossession' definitions:
Definition of 'dispossession'
(from WordNet)
noun
The expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law [syn: eviction, dispossession, legal ouster]
noun
Freeing from evil spirits [syn: exorcism, dispossession]
Definition of 'Dispossession'
From: GCIDE
- Dispossession \Dis`pos*ses"sion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]possession.]
- 1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; -- called also ouster. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dispossession'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bereavement,
- cost,
- damage,
- dead loss,
- debit,
- denial,
- denudation,
- deprivation,
- deprivement,
- despoilment,
- destruction,
- detriment,
- disendowment,
- disherison,
- disinheritance,
- dislodgment,
- disownment,
- disseisin,
- divestment,
- eviction,
- expense,
- expropriation,
- foreclosure,
- forfeit,
- forfeiture,
- injury,
- loser,
- losing,
- losing streak,
- loss,
- ouster,
- ousting,
- perdition,
- privation,
- reclaiming,
- repossessing,
- repossession,
- robbery,
- ruin,
- sacrifice,
- spoliation,
- stripping,
- taking away,
- total loss